[SOLVED] Formatting DynamoDB data to normal JSON in AWS Lambda

Formatting DynamoDB data to normal JSON in AWS Lambda

I'm using AWS Lambda to scan data from a DynamoDB table. This is what I get in return:

{
  "videos": [
    {
      "file": {
        "S": "file1.mp4"
      },
      "id": {
        "S": "1"
      },
      "canvas": {
        "S": "This is Canvas1"
      }
    },
    {
      "file": {
        "S": "main.mp4"
      },
      "id": {
        "S": "0"
      },
      "canvas": {
        "S": "this is a canvas"
      }
    }
  ]
}

My front-end application is using Ember Data Rest Adapter which does not accepts such response. Is there any way I can get normal JSON format? There is this NPM module called dynamodb-marshaler to convert DynamoDB data to normal JSON. I'm looking for a native solution if possible.

Solution

AWS JavaScript SDK was recently updated with Document Client which does exactly what you need. Check the announce and usage examples here: http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/javascript/post/Tx1OVH5LUZAFC6T/Announcing-the-Amazon-DynamoDB-Document-Client-in-the-AWS-SDK-for-JavaScript